在China-europe rail freightWhile it is experiencing rapid growth, it is also causing heavy traffic at border crossings。Traffic jams have occurred at Manzhouli and Erenhot, the main border points of the China-Russia railway。
According to the Russian Railways (RR), the total freight volume in the first nine months of this year increased by 47% compared to the same period last year, reaching 56%.870,000 TEU。
The train fare from China to Europe is 37.960,000 teu, an increase of 40%;Trains from Europe to China grew even faster, with freight up 70 percent to 18 percent from January to September.910,000 teu。
Most of the goods were industrial products, chemicals, vehicles, spare parts, machine tools and engines, the ministry said。
RR said the growth in cargo shipments was mainly due to competitive price conditions, development of transport and logistics infrastructure and diversification of transit routes in the country。
In fact, in the past 12 months, the Russian Silk Road route has received several new services and upgrades, as freight companies want to avoid tension in air and sea transport。In April, for example, Maersk upgraded its AE19 Asia-Europe route across the Trans-Siberian Railway to four flights per week, while MSC, a partner in the 2M alliance, began similar maritime rail operations via Vladivostok and Vostok。
Previously, Maersk had said the Russian rail route was more reliable than other routes through Central Asia because it avoided the traffic jams that often occur at key transit points between China and Kazakhstan。
Separately, German logistics giant RhenusLogistics this month launched a multimodal Asia-Europe transport service from South Korea via Russia。
PatrickDargel, Managing Director of RhenusKorea, said: "The rail freight market in the Asia-Pacific region will continue to grow amid changing global supply chain challenges。
However, according to recent reports, the rapid growth of rail freight in Russia has put pressure on infrastructure and staffing, and led to transport bottlenecks and delays。JackyYan, founder and CEO of the New Silk Road Multimodal transport, said traffic congestion at Manzhouli and Erenhot, the main border crossings between China and Russia, has become increasingly serious。
"Due to the winter clothing and boot sales season, as well as the Christmas holiday peak, Russian rail freight volume is growing。Russia is dominated by railways, especially in the Far East。」
At the same time, in order to alleviate freight congestion in Europe, a new dock with a capacity of 450,000teu was opened in the Russian capital Kaliningrad。
Garrisningler's rail freight is growing fast, accounting for 3% of the total throughput in Central Europe, rising to 8% last year。The goods are either transported by Russian container ships to other European ports, or by rail to Poland and then via another route to the port of Malasiewicz, a major congested area。